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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     139,710</td>
<td class="r data">      35,340</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">      48,887</td>
<td class="r data">      18,956</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">      90,823</td>
<td class="r data">      16,384</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     161,513</td>
<td class="r data">      39,133</td>
<td class="r data">    24.2</td>
<td class="r data">      58,942</td>
<td class="r data">      21,652</td>
<td class="r data">    36.7</td>
<td class="r data">     102,571</td>
<td class="r data">      17,481</td>
<td class="r data">    17.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     164,664</td>
<td class="r data">      36,053</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">      62,848</td>
<td class="r data">      21,100</td>
<td class="r data">    33.6</td>
<td class="r data">     101,816</td>
<td class="r data">      14,953</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     155,499</td>
<td class="r data">      30,641</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">      60,412</td>
<td class="r data">      18,421</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
<td class="r data">      95,087</td>
<td class="r data">      12,220</td>
<td class="r data">    12.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     150,955</td>
<td class="r data">      28,367</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">      59,702</td>
<td class="r data">      17,496</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">      91,253</td>
<td class="r data">      10,871</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     139,051</td>
<td class="r data">      25,763</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      58,179</td>
<td class="r data">      16,152</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
<td class="r data">      80,872</td>
<td class="r data">       9,611</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     134,572</td>
<td class="r data">      24,254</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
<td class="r data">      61,032</td>
<td class="r data">      15,896</td>
<td class="r data">    26.0</td>
<td class="r data">      73,540</td>
<td class="r data">       8,358</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     129,785</td>
<td class="r data">      23,988</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      60,978</td>
<td class="r data">      16,166</td>
<td class="r data">    26.5</td>
<td class="r data">      68,807</td>
<td class="r data">       7,822</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     122,545</td>
<td class="r data">      23,412</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">      58,616</td>
<td class="r data">      15,866</td>
<td class="r data">    27.1</td>
<td class="r data">      63,929</td>
<td class="r data">       7,546</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     112,448</td>
<td class="r data">      22,246</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
<td class="r data">      54,006</td>
<td class="r data">      15,024</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
<td class="r data">      58,442</td>
<td class="r data">       7,222</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     131,398</td>
<td class="r data">      28,473</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
<td class="r data">      41,409</td>
<td class="r data">      12,278</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
<td class="r data">      89,989</td>
<td class="r data">      16,195</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     152,694</td>
<td class="r data">      31,801</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">      51,019</td>
<td class="r data">      14,509</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
<td class="r data">     101,675</td>
<td class="r data">      17,292</td>
<td class="r data">    17.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     156,041</td>
<td class="r data">      28,863</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      55,104</td>
<td class="r data">      14,075</td>
<td class="r data">    25.5</td>
<td class="r data">     100,937</td>
<td class="r data">      14,788</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     147,341</td>
<td class="r data">      23,822</td>
<td class="r data">    16.2</td>
<td class="r data">      53,005</td>
<td class="r data">      11,740</td>
<td class="r data">    22.1</td>
<td class="r data">      94,336</td>
<td class="r data">      12,082</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     142,494</td>
<td class="r data">      21,359</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
<td class="r data">      52,022</td>
<td class="r data">      10,621</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">      90,472</td>
<td class="r data">      10,738</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     131,002</td>
<td class="r data">      19,092</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
<td class="r data">      50,896</td>
<td class="r data">       9,611</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">      80,106</td>
<td class="r data">       9,481</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     126,648</td>
<td class="r data">      17,688</td>
<td class="r data">    14.0</td>
<td class="r data">      53,818</td>
<td class="r data">       9,459</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
<td class="r data">      72,830</td>
<td class="r data">       8,229</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     120,975</td>
<td class="r data">      16,653</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
<td class="r data">      52,941</td>
<td class="r data">       8,961</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
<td class="r data">      68,034</td>
<td class="r data">       7,692</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     114,199</td>
<td class="r data">      16,494</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">      51,022</td>
<td class="r data">       9,047</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
<td class="r data">      63,177</td>
<td class="r data">       7,447</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     104,146</td>
<td class="r data">      15,373</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
<td class="r data">      46,455</td>
<td class="r data">       8,275</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
<td class="r data">      57,691</td>
<td class="r data">       7,098</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       8,310</td>
<td class="r data">       6,867</td>
<td class="r data">    82.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,478</td>
<td class="r data">       6,678</td>
<td class="r data">    89.3</td>
<td class="r data">         832</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       8,816</td>
<td class="r data">       7,332</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,922</td>
<td class="r data">       7,143</td>
<td class="r data">    90.2</td>
<td class="r data">         894</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       8,619</td>
<td class="r data">       7,190</td>
<td class="r data">    83.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,743</td>
<td class="r data">       7,025</td>
<td class="r data">    90.7</td>
<td class="r data">         876</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       8,156</td>
<td class="r data">       6,818</td>
<td class="r data">    83.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,406</td>
<td class="r data">       6,680</td>
<td class="r data">    90.2</td>
<td class="r data">         750</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       8,453</td>
<td class="r data">       7,005</td>
<td class="r data">    82.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,676</td>
<td class="r data">       6,872</td>
<td class="r data">    89.5</td>
<td class="r data">         777</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       8,043</td>
<td class="r data">       6,667</td>
<td class="r data">    82.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,279</td>
<td class="r data">       6,537</td>
<td class="r data">    89.8</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    17.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       7,923</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       7,213</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         710</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       8,806</td>
<td class="r data">       7,332</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,034</td>
<td class="r data">       7,202</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">         772</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    16.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       8,344</td>
<td class="r data">       6,916</td>
<td class="r data">    82.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,592</td>
<td class="r data">       6,817</td>
<td class="r data">    89.8</td>
<td class="r data">         752</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       8,297</td>
<td class="r data">       6,869</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,547</td>
<td class="r data">       6,745</td>
<td class="r data">    89.4</td>
<td class="r data">         750</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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